A very large percentage of the 3472 Sundays that I’ve been around for have been spent worshiping in some form or other at the Salvation Army. In that time, of course, the form of worship has changed quite a bit – but it is still very much of the same tradition.
Faith
Discovery
This week would have been my turn to give a short ‘thought’ at the end of band rehearsal and given that we are not having rehearsals at the moment I have been asked to deliver it at our zoom get together instead. This is a new experience!
Ways To Go Beyond
A follow up, in a way, to Science and Spiritual Practices.
Spiritual Science
Once again back to this recurrent theme of the interplay between spirituality and science.
Science And Spiritual Practices : Reconnecting through direct experience
Anyone who has trawled through this large list of “books I have read” will notice that there are some authors who appear frequently – Neal Stephenson, Terry Pratchett, Robert Harris – and others – and amongst the ‘serious” books are many by Rupert Sheldrake. There is a lot of repetition and cross-over within his books – but that is not surprising as what he is really outlining in all of them is his journey towards a very original worldview – and one that I, for one, can take on board as being not too far from my own.
The Conscious Universe: The Scientific Truth of Psychic Phenomena
A new author for me, but it is clear from the recent books on this list that there is a bit of a theme going on.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
I read this very quickly – and it was both thought provoking and slightly disappointing! The central thesis resonates strongly with my own outlook which can be found throughout the blog entries that there are lots of interconnections in our lives that we know little about – I could link to some of the specific entries that explore this but it permeates so much – whether it is external events that impact on our lives or ourselves unwittingly causing a change for someone else there are lots of “unknowns”.
Origin
Typical Dan Brown page turner. Good to read, easy to read – not too taxing!
Gilead
This was a book that my daughter had to read as part of her university work and she suggested I might like it. It was unlike just about any other book I had read (although perhaps a sort of lightweight “Remembrance of Things Past“. As the story unfolded I did eventually become “hooked”. It was never going to be a real page-turner – but an enjoyable read – and it shone a light on many ‘difficult’ aspects of life – much bigger things, perhaps than the specifics introduced within the story.
inSignificant
Not my usual sort of book, I guess – however it was fascinating how the author broke through his own ‘failings’ and found a way to be a great and loved teacher.